SPRINGFIELD -The city will conduct its second ballroom-style auction of the year on June 8 at City Hall to showcase properties that include a former restaurant on Worthington Street and various homes and residential lots.

A total of 39 properties will be auctioned beginning at 6 p.m. Six houses, two commercial buildings and connected commercial lots, and 29 residential lots are on the auction block. Registration begins at 5 p.m.

PROPERTIES FOR SALE

The following are tax-title properties in Springfield which will be auctioned on June 8 at City Hall:

The auctions reflect that the city has been very aggressive in dealing with tax-title properties “to get them functioning and back on the tax rolls,” said Mayor Domenic J. Sarno.

The auction will be conducted by Daniel J. Flynn & Co., of Quincy.

The auction effort benefits the neighborhoods by returning the properties to use, the city gets the revenue and resurrected tax status, and it creates bargains for the buyers, city officials said.

The former Silvano’s Restaurant at 680 Worthington St. and an adjacent commercial lot will be sold together. The city attempted to sell the property at auction in September, but that sale fell through.

Tina M. Quagliato, program manager for the Office of Housing, said the auctions have been very successful in recent years, and she anticipates continued success.

“We have had a lot of properties rehabilitated in much better condition than they were previously,” Quagliato said. “It helps in stabilizing neighborhoods and brings in additional tax revenue. I think they are getting some great deals and also get the opportunity to have a hand in revitalization of the city.”

An open house is scheduled for June 6, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the restaurant site on Worthington Street, and at the six houses for sale.

The properties are being sold “as is, with all faults,” and a certified or bank check deposit of $5,000 per property is required, according to the auction terms. A 5 percent premium covers the auction fee, added to each high bid.